Falken VS Nankang VS General Tire. Need Opinions.

deep1ca · Post by **deep1ca** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:09 am

I'm gonna be picking up some budget tires this week and Its going to be between Nankang NS-2 VS General Tire Ultra HPR Radial G/T VS Falken ZE-912

I'm having trouble finding information on the Ultra HPR ... it seems like a handful of companies have made the same tire under the same name. Companies such as Goodyear, General Tire, Republic, Star, and Marshal. They seem to have a deeper tread pattern then the Nankangs. Falken is the superior brand, but the other two tires seem to have a better tread pattern.

Any one have any experience with a any of these tires?

Nangkang NS-2

General Tire, Goodyear, Republic, Star, Marshal Ultra HPR Radial GT. (LoL)

Falken ZE-912

So these are my 3 options.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:18 am

im on my second set of the nankang ns-1's and love em, so i figure the 2's should be just as good if not better.. so i vote nankang..

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:18 pm

I like yokohama's

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:23 pm

i haven't heard anything bad about the Nangkang NS-2 but i have heard some bad things about the General tire; I've heard that even tho its a cheap tire its not worth the money to buy it.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:23 pm

I wouldn't buy either.. I would spend a bit more and get a quality tire from a major company.

deep1ca · Post by **deep1ca** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:32 pm

Ok we have a new player. My 3 options are the Nankangs, Generals, or Falkens.

Falken ZE-912

What do you guys think of those?

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:52 pm

How much money are you looking to spend? Are you looking for local or mail order or doesn't matter?

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:53 pm

go to tirerack.com and pick something that has a good rating. Hell i bet the Sumitomo HTR Z III's are cheap and they are better than those hunks of junk

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:58 pm

i vote nankang.. hunk of junk def not. a little cheaper for us guys that dont make alot of money yeah... good overall tire for the price.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:21 pm

how much are they?

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:43 pm

I think you can get 2 for a quarter at those vending machines in front of wal-mart

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:48 pm

by the war wagon

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:49 pm

ok being honest. I think you can get something a million times better for maybe 5-10$ more a tire.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:57 pm

yeah go with the falkens i know first hand that the 512 is an amazingly well balanced tire with great wear, grip, handling, and hydroplaning resistance.

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:59 pm

um i got my nankangs for 82 a peice...

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:10 pm

$80! then theres a million tires better for that price

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:48 pm

that price includes mounting and balancing...but let me hear some better tires for that price in a 215/40/17

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:48 pm

Falkens are awesome. If I had a choice, I'd be running azenis 24/7 since they're like $60 a shot for my 98. The fiance dosen't like the idea though, so I'm running the Ziex series.

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:50 pm

ive had nankangs before and they are awesome tires. very reliable.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:58 pm

KC21Balla wrote:that price includes mounting and balancing...but let me hear some better tires for that price in a 215/40/17

Fuzion ZRi

Is the first one that comes to mind. And they are maybe $70 a tire

I dont feel like looking..

But the ZRi > any of the tires listed in this thread.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:04 pm

Falken 512's are nice

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:05 pm

well thats weird cause 215/40/17 must be a rare tire then because all the places i got quoted.. anything somewhat name brand was like 125 a tire atleast..

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:07 pm

thats why i shop online only.

TireRack.com to be specific.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:16 pm

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direc ... r=40&rd=17

^^^ Free shipping!

deep1ca · Post by **deep1ca** » Thu May 01, 2008 1:09 am

I'm canada so prices of tires are more expensive (bullshit).

Nankang NS-2 = $90 installed & balanced
General Ultra HPR = $88 installed & balanced
Falken ZE - 912 = $100 installed & balanced

And these are pretty much the cheapest tires I can find locally.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:06 pm

the falken 512s are a better tire than the general ultras price those out!

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:03 pm

nankangs or falkens i haven't heard anything good about the general tires. PPL only get those usually cuz they are cheap.

o even tho the 512s arn't made anymore ebay has tons of them.

neonxrt · Post by **neonxrt** » Wed May 07, 2008 11:56 pm

Falken!
I've had my Azenis for a couple of years now, so I would actually suggest those. Just make sure you get them off before it snows (if it does snow in your area), otherwise you will go nowhere.

x8rs_safe · Post by **x8rs_safe** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:11 am

Ive got the Nankang NS-2 and i dont have any complaints about them, good tires for a good price.

off course there are better tires but im very pleased with mine.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:12 pm

deep1ca- which ones did you get??